Food Waste Nation
Conference tackles food waste (all 1.3 billion tons a year).
Ghost Boosters
Who ya gonna call … to study the “sociological truth” of ghosts?
A Deeply Rooted Rhodes Scholar
College senior Rutendo Chigora of Zimbabwe named a Rhodes Scholar.
Archaeology Education Gets an Upgrade
A close look at the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials.
A Twitter Eclipse of the Heart
Language on Twitter can predict heart-disease risk in a community.
Findings
High altitude and lung cancer, Alzheimer's and antidepressants, all work and no sleep.
Walking On, Bowing Out
Matt Hanessian’s unlikely journey to—and from—varsity basketball.
Baseball and Lacrosse On the Cusp
High expectations for baseball and men’s lacrosse.
Scoreboard
From Dec. 8 to Feb. 2
Elementary
Even in the era of Big Science, some of the greatest discoveries start with someone—Penn physics professor and Nobel contender Charles Kane, for instance—just sitting in a room and thinking.
The T-Cell Warriors
Four years after a tentative but tantalizing breakthrough against leukemia, Carl June and Bruce Levine C’84 have gone from the fringes of gene therapy to the center of a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment.
Journey from the East
More than 80 years ago, the paths of two Penn students—one from China, the other from New Jersey—intersected. The resulting friendship changed their lives, and those of their families.
Down By Law
Alice Goffman was a Penn undergraduate when she began doing the fieldwork for the project that became On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City. It’s an important, unsettling exploration of a serious issue. Just try not to focus on her.
Penn’s Ebola Fighters
They tend to be uncomfortable with terms like “fighter” and “hero,” but it’s hard to know what else to call these alumni and staff volunteers who’ve traveled to the heart of the epidemic to do whatever they can to help its victims.
Football In His Blood
Former Penn football coach Al Bagnoli explains why he came out of retirement after just three months to take over Columbia's program.
‘A Couple of Ghosts Were Cheering For Us’
Ten years after Penn's incredible comeback win over Princeton, five former players look back at that magical Palestra night.
200 Years of African-American Art
Penn professor Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw discusses her new exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
End of an Era
After bringing a winning culture and 15 years of much-needed stability to Penn women's soccer, head coach Darren Ambrose leaves for Vanderbilt.
Arts Videos for a Snow Day (or Not)
Whether you're home on a snow day or not, these Penn-related arts videos from around the web are worth watching.
‘No better gym than a sold-out Palestra’
After giving No. 5 Villanova a scare at a rocking Palestra, Jerome Allen vows to bring Penn back to Big 5 prominence.
More Quaker Magic
Ten months after winning one historic title, the high-flying Penn women's basketball team captured another one.
The Top Ten Games of 2014
Counting down the most memorable, dramatic and historic games in the last year of Penn sports.
Tracing the Digital Revolution at Penn’s New Home for Innovation
Silfen Forum: Isaacson on The Innovators.
One Percent From the One Percent
Charity that works.